Haripad Assembly constituency
| Haripad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 107 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alappuzha |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,88,651 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Haripad State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Ramesh Chennithala of INC.
Local self-governed segments
[edit | edit source]Haripad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haripad | Municipality | Karthikappally |
| 2 | Arattupuzha | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 3 | Cheppad | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 4 | Cheruthana | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 5 | Chingoli | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 6 | Karthikappally | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 7 | Karuvatta | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 8 | Kumarapuram | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 9 | Muthukulam | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 10 | Pallippad | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 11 | Thrikkunnapuzha | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Haripad Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Ramakrishna Pillai V. | Independent | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. S. Krishna Pillai | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | C. B. C. Warrier | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | G. P. Mangalathu Madhom | Praja Socialist Party | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | C. B. C. Warrier | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Ramesh Chennithala | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | K. K. Sreenivasan | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | A. V. Thamarakshan | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | T. K. Devakumar | Communist Party of India | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Adv. B. Babuprasad | Indian National Congress | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | Ramesh Chennithala | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 – 2026 | |||
Election results
[edit | edit source]Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
[edit | edit source]There were 1,96,024 registered voters in Haripad Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 72,768 | 48.31% | Decrease2.74 | |
| CPI | Adv. R. Sajilal | 59,102 | 39.24% | Increase0.7 | |
| BJP | Soman | 17,890 | 11.88% | Increase3.16 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 536 | 0.36% | − | |
| SUCI(C) | A. Muhammed | 204 | 0.14% | Decrease0.04 | |
| Independent | Adv Niyaz Bharati | 123 | 0.08% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,666 | 9.07% | Decrease3.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,96,024 | 74.20% | Decrease4.69 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | Decrease2.74 | |||
2016
[edit | edit source]There were 1,88,651 registered voters in Haripad Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 75,980 | 51.05% | Increase1.02 | |
| CPI | P. Prasad | 57,359 | 38.54% | Decrease7.39 | |
| BJP | D. Aswanidev | 12,985 | 8.72% | Increase6.38 | |
| PDP | Varkala Raj | 623 | 0.42% | − | |
| SDPI | Ashabul Haq | 512 | 0.34% | Increase0.10 | |
| BSP | C. Balakrishnan | 417 | 0.28% | Increase0.04 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 321 | 0.22% | − | |
| Independent | Sidharthan Karuvatta | 149 | 0.10% | ||
| SUCI(C) | A. Muhammed | 147 | 0.10% | Increase0.13 | |
| Independent | Samudayathil Ravi R. Unnithan | 93 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | Pradeep Karipuzha | 87 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | Satheesh Kumar B. | 75 | 0.05% | ||
| Independent | D. Prasool Prakash | 46 | 0.03% | ||
| Independent | Prasad Unnikkanthara | 38 | 0.03% | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,621 | 12.51% | Increase8.41 | ||
| Turnout | 1,48,832 | 78.89% | Increase0.51 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | Increase1.02 | |||
2011
[edit | edit source]There were 1,71,834 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 67,378 | 50.03% | ||
| CPI | G. Krishnaprasad | 61,858 | 45.93% | ||
| BJP | Ajith Sankar | 3,145 | 2.34% | ||
| Independent | Rameshan | 499 | 0.37% | ||
| BSP | Somalal Babu | 425 | 0.32% | ||
| Independent | Krishnaprasad | 339 | 0.25% | ||
| SDPI | Venu | 327 | 0.24% | ||
| SUCI(C) | K. J. Sheela | 305 | 0.23% | ||
| Independent | Biju J. | 233 | 0.17% | ||
| Independent | N. Divakaran | 171 | 0.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,520 | 4.10% | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,680 | 78.38% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2006
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Babu Prasad | 53,787 | 48.86% | ||
| CPI(M) | T. K. Devakumar | 51,901 | 47.15% | ||
| BJP | N. Chithragandhan | 2,684 | 2.43% | ||
| Independent | Rammohan | 484 | 0.44% | ||
| BSP | P.A. Shanavas | 474 | 0.43% | ||
| Independent | Sudhakaran Assari (Balakrishnan) | 241 | 0.22% | ||
| SUCI(C) | K. J. Sheela | 425 | 0.39% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,886 | 1.71% | |||
| Turnout | 1,10,075 | 76.34% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | yes | |||
See also
[edit | edit source]- Haripad
- Alappuzha district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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